WSOP 2026 First Week Update: Million-Dollar Mystery Bounty Created, New Main Event Final Table Stage Unveiled

First Week Event Recap

Las Vegas, June 1, 2026 – The first week of the 57th World Series of Poker (WSOP) has concluded at Paris and Horseshoe Casinos. Over these seven days, the summer's first gold bracelet winners were crowned, and the new WSOP Main Event final table stage was unveiled, which will be broadcast live on ESPN during the year's biggest poker event – the WSOP Main Event.

Completed Event Results

• Event #1: $550 No-Limit Hold'em Mini Mystery Millions (with $1 million bounty)
  Champion: Andrew Shelton (Sacramento, California, USA)
  Prize: $1,000,000
  Recreational player Andrew Shelton, with just one buy-in, captured the sole $1 million mystery bounty during deep play on Day 2.

• Event #2: $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
  Champion: Daniyal Gheba (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA)
  Prize: $502,985
  Daniyal Gheba won the first WSOP gold bracelet awarded in 2026.

• Event #3: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
  Champion: Jerome Neppl (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)
  Prize: $64,083
  Poker dealer Jerome Neppl from New Mexico won the first closed-entry event of the series.

• Event #4: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
  Champion: Jason Daly (Texas City, Texas, USA)
  Prize: $191,362
  Mixed games regular Jason Daly won his third WSOP gold bracelet, all coming from mixed game events.

• Event #5: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
  Champion: Yang Wang (China)
  Prize: $595,388
  Yang Wang, who had previously made three WSOP final tables (all in PLO events), finally captured his first gold bracelet.

• Event #6: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud
  Champion: James Cheung (Scotland)
  Prize: $103,185
  James Cheung defeated five-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Brian Yoon to win his first gold bracelet.

Future Schedule Highlights

• June 1: Event #11 – $10,000 GGMillion$ No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
  $10,000 buy-in, multi-flight event with Day 1B registration still open. The final table is expected to begin on Thursday, June 4, at 4 PM.

• June 3: Event #18 – $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack
  Features four Day 1 flights, a structure beloved by players.

• June 3: Event #19 – $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
  The first "high roller" event of the summer, expected to attract top poker talent.

How to Watch and Participate

Poker enthusiasts can follow the action via daily ESPN television broadcasts or the WSOP YouTube channel. It is recommended to download the WSOP Live app to track chip counts in real time, receive updates, and register for events. Follow @WSOP on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, or visit WSOP.com for more news.

About WSOP

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is the largest, richest, and most prestigious poker tournament brand globally, having awarded over $4 billion in prize money over the past six decades. Beginning in 1970, WSOP encompasses tournaments for all major poker variants. The 2025 Las Vegas flagship event set records with 246,960 total entries and over $481 million in prize money awarded. The WSOP event portfolio includes approximately 50 annual WSOP Circuit stops (spanning five continents), WSOP Europe (since 2007), WSOP Paradise (since 2023), and record-breaking WSOP online series. International satellites are exclusively hosted by GGPoker.